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Five classes of drugs are used to treat the motor symptoms of PD:
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Drugs Used to Treat PD

Five classes of drugs are used to treat the motor symptoms of PD:

Dopaminergic Agents
Levodopa (precursor to dopamine)
Dopamine agonists
Apomorphine (Apokyn®)
Bromocriptine (Parlodel®)
Cabergoline (Not approved in the US)
Lisuride (Not approved in the US)
Pergolide (Permax® withdrawn from US market March 2007)
Pramipexole (Mirapex®)
Ropinirole (Requip®)
 
COMT Inhibitors
Entacapone (Comtan®)
Tolcapone (Tasmar®)
 
MAO-B Inhibitors
Rasagiline as Azilect®
Selegiline as Eldepryl® and Zelapar™ (an orally disintegrating selegiline tablet)
 
Anticholinergics
Trihexyphenidyl (Artane®)
Benztropine
Ethopropazine
 
Amantadine (Symmetrel®)